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Theater Review (San Antonio): Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’ at the Playhouse San Antonio
The Playhouse production of Sam Shepard's 1983 work is well-staged, but the piece itself has lost much of its original ability to shock.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’ with Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
This is a magnificent production, prodigiously acted by the ensemble cast and brilliantly conceived, staged, and designed by Scott Elliott and his team. The production throbs with tension. The undercurrents vibrate throughout. Above all the character portrayals balance evenly to create a living portrait of the poignancy of human families.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Buried Child’ by Sam Shepard, with Ed Harris and Amy Madigan
The curious recipe behind Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play releases strange aromas. But a fine cast gingerly directed by Scott Elliott and led by Ed Harris and Amy Madigan keeps the smoky pot stirred, playing the weird, funny, tragic story for all it's worth.
Read More »Middleburg Film Festival Panel: Meg Ryan’s Directorial Debut, ‘Ithaca’
Meg Ryan shared details about casting, crossing over to directing, and working with Tom Hanks again at the world premiere of her directorial debut, 'Ithaca.'
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘True West’ by Sam Shepard
Shepard's tragicomedy is brought to explosive life in AtticRep's gripping production.
Read More »Sundance 2014 Movie Reviews: ‘Blue Ruin’ and ‘Cold in July’
Two revenge-thrillers: both brilliant nail-biters.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Right Stuff’ (30th Anniversary Edition)
A marvelous look at the men who served the United States, and all of mankind, by risking their lives to make the impossible possible.
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